24 GUAM AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



banana. The most common cultivated variety, fniiiiliarly known by the 

 natives as Cbotda Manila, having been introduced into Guam from the 

 riiiliiipiiu" Islands, is known in the latter place as Letondal or Latardan, 

 and according to Blanco's classification is .1/. paradisiaca clncrcci. This 

 variety produces larger yields of fruit than any other growJi on the island, 

 but the fruit is of inferior quality and possesses the much more serious 

 fault of bursling the skin before ripening. The generally favorite variety 

 cf the plantain type is called Tandugue (J/, imradisiaca magna) and is 

 known by the Tagalogs by the same name or as Tundoc. It is eaten as 

 fresh fruit or fried as a vegetable. The Chinese Dwarf or Cavendish 

 banana (J7. cavciHU.shii) has been introduced since the arrival of the 

 Americans on the island, but has not yet become generally distributed. 



45. Myrica rubra. The Japanese Nagi berry. 



Small trees of this species are growing on the grounds of this station, 

 having been recently introduced from Japan. 



46. Nephcliuiii loucjanum. The loiigan. 



Re<'ently introduced and growing at this station, but is not producing 

 fruit as yet. 



47. A^//;;a fniiticans. The liJipa palm. 



Growing to a limited extent in brackish swamps and at the mouths of 

 rivers where they empty into the sea and where the wateis are made 

 brackish by the entrance of salt water ;it high tide The seed, which is 

 edible, is eaten occasionally as a nut. 



48. Pandanus diihias. Pahong. 



Trees of this species are abundant on the island. The seed kernel is 

 edible and the favorite among the Pandans. 



49. P. fragrans. Kafu. 



This screwpine is also common on the island, but the seed, though edi- 

 ble, is small and little used. 



50. P. sp. Akaoum. 



A species of Pandanus which does not grow readily from the seed and 

 is for that reason much less common than either P. duhius or P. fragrans, 

 both of which propagate easily. It is sometimes planted near the ranch 

 house, Ijeing propagated from cuttings. The seed kernels are eaten to 

 some extent and are said to rank in favor with the natives between 

 those of P. dubius, which is considered most, and P. fragrans, said to be 

 least important. 



51. Pangium edule. Raual. 



This species has been introduced, but is little known. It bears an 

 edible fruit and the seed is also eaten after the poisonous principle is 

 removed by steeping in successive changes of water. 



52. Per sea gratissima. Avocado. 



Introduced since American occupation and fruited for the lirst time 

 in 1909. It is a vigorous grower and a prolific bearer in Guam, but the 

 people seem to care little for the fruit. The fruits produced in Guam 

 are equal if not superior to those grown in the Hawaiian Islands. 



53. Pithecololmim dulce. Camachile. 



The camachile is well es'tablished, growing without care or planting 

 throughout the island. The pulp about the seeds is eaten fresh from 

 the tree. 



54. Psidium guajava. Abas. The guava. 



The guava has escaped from cultivation and is found growing in waste 

 places in the open lowland all over the island. The fruit is undersized 

 and inferior in quality. It is employed in the preparation of preserves 

 or eaten fresh. 



